Part 2 on the UHG/Change ransomware attack. Timeline of Events: 📅 February 19: ConnectWise discloses limited details of Screen Connect vulnerability. 📅 February 20: ConnectWise deploys hotfix, detection guidance released. 📅 February 21: First wave of ConnectWise related exploits reported in the wild, Sigma HA publishes detection rules. 📅 February 22: ConnectWise suspects non-patched versions are still vulnerable. 📅 March 03: ALPHV's bitcoin wallet drained of supposed $22M from United. 📅 March 04: "Notchy," ALPHV affiliate, airs grievances on RAMP. ALPHV makes a "good game" post. ALPHA announces sales of their ransomware suite for $5M. ALPHA site displayed with "seizure" announcement. 📅 March 05: Health tech leaders call for action to support small clinics, rather than just large hospital systems. HHS issues a statement offering support regarding the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, including the removal or relaxation of prior authorization requirements. HHS Statement Link 📅 March 06: RAMP forum mod awards "Notchy" win in grievance. 📅 March 07: United formally confirms their systems are being rebuilt, and that e-pharmacy and insurance claims processes are not yet resolved. 📅 March 8th: Optum employees report their IT systems are still being integrated, while UHG/Optum execs face criticism for shaming employees over bad IT hygiene. 📅 March 15: UnitedHealthcare and Change Healthcare announce that claim payments will be restored. Discussion Points for Part 2: ✳️ Analysis of the ConnectWise vulnerability disclosure and response. ✳️ Impact assessment of the ConnectWise-related exploits in the wild. ✳️ Speculation on ALPHV's motives and tactics following the draining of their bitcoin wallet. ✳️ Insights into the grievances aired by "Notchy" and the response within the hacker community. ✳️ Examination of ALPHA's announcement regarding the sale of their ransomware suite and the implications for cybersecurity. ✳️ Updates on United's system rebuilding efforts and the ongoing disruptions to e-pharmacy and insurance claims processes. ✳️ Discussion on the challenges faced by Optum employees as they navigate IT system integration, coupled with the criticism faced by UHG/Optum executives for their approach to addressing IT hygiene issues among staff. ✳️ Analysis of the support offered by HHS in response to the cyberattack on Change Healthcare, including the removal or relaxation of prior authorization requirements. Noting the rampant speculation on social media regarding terrorism and conspiracy theories about the motivations and true actors behind the cyberattack. Highlighting the anticipated restoration of claim payments by UnitedHealthcare and Change Healthcare on March 15. Additional Fact: 📊 Change Healthcare processes 15 billion transactions annually and supports 6,000 pharmacies, underscoring the significance of the cyberattack's impact on healthcare infrastructure.

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Me // my ideological profile Been thinking a lot about the free market lately

Just talked to someone who works at a top 6 AI lab.. You should sell all of your household appliances ASAP and bury your cash in cement blocks. Oh, and learn how to distinguish edible mushrooms from poisonous ones. Otherwise, you're screwed.

With the help of Claude and ChatGPT, I've been able to improve the classical lower bound of n/3 on distinct distances in general position to (1/3 + 1/40)n for sufficiently large point sets (n>=10000). Results may be found at github.com/mysticflounder/di…

A brutal year for Bitcoin is just getting started. Give me three minutes to explain why you should dump it now. Outflows from ETFs are signal and will continue. We will test the 57k low again in the next 12 months. Why? Because there are far too many dynamic places to put your money that are creating MUCH more value. Why put your resources into a dead network that offers nothing beyond a store of value? What's the point of place the BTC be if Bitcoin's Ponzi-scheme nature has gone away!?! The viral nature of bitcoin was it's power... if you didn't own you were MOCKED! Now? Completely reasonable, heck, SMARTER, to ignore bitcoin and place other bets! No one is trying to convince people to buy Bitcoin anymore... the memes and NFTs are gone. No one is saying $ BTC can change the world, because it won't — and BECAUSE AI HAS! Just sell and shift from Bitcoin to Super Intelligence because one provides little to no value, and the other provides unlimited upside for humanity. This should be obvious to everyone right now. Bitcoin will never break its all-time high again.

i dont know, it seems stupid to be giving advice right now. the near future is going to be weird, no one knows anything

*ANTHROPIC WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC, EXISTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMANITY

Pretty much. As of the past few weeks, debt markets have almost entirely shut off access to money for any company that doesn’t have substantial revenue independent of AI data centers. SpaceX closed $40B of debt for GPUs, but we’re investment grade and have Starlink & launch revenue. That means the 200+ neoclouds are going to see guppy-level death and consolidation. Some will make it through, but not many.

We will enter an age of abundance If we can stop the communists for the next 5 years

Parkinson’s might start in the gut. Constipation can start 10 yrs before motor symptoms and upper GI findings are tied to a 76% higher risk. We have 4M+ full length endoscopy videos. Could a video representation model find signals of early risk?

The way to think about this is: How many super smart and dedicated people do you want to hire? And they keep getting better.